My niece and nephew love playing games on their Nintendo DSi. Me, I prefer playing games on my iPhone and iPod touch. My sister isn’t ready to get them one… yet … but I have been working on her. Until then, they will have to make due with the DSi (or come visit their uncle more often).

Today’s GearDeal will save you a bit of cash on Nintendo DSi. The package comes with the device itself, a stylus and a power adapter. This version of the handheld gaming device is 12% thinner than the previous generation Nintendo DS. It has two of 3.25 inch LCD screens, two cameras, an ST card slot and, of course, it comes with WiFi.

The device has a MSRP of $169 but our GearSponsor has found it for just $129. It will even ship for free.

Nintendo DSi White via LogicBUY.

We love our Scottevest gear around here at Gear Diary and when it goes on sale we get to love even more of it!

Scott has just announced that today (March 18th) only his new Flex Cargo Pants are 30% off.  He’s calling it a surprise sale item of the day!

The Flex Cargo pants feature all the cool pockets you’ve grown to love in your Scottevest gear but they are stylish enough to be worn while traveling or to the office.

Normally $60 now on sale for $42, the Flex Cargo pants come in two colors, black or carbon and feature 11 pockets for which you can use to stow/hide your gear.

To get the pants at the discounted price just visit the sale page on the Scottevest web site and then use the promo code “FLEX30” at check out.

Here’s the recipe for a powerful notebook that can easily serve as your only computer.

Take one part Core i7 720QM 1.6GHz Quad-core processor, one part 15.6″ HD Anti-glare LED backlit LCD and 2 portions of DDR3 RAM. Mix in a 320GB 7200RPM Hard Drive, a DVD+/-RW and an NVIDIA NVS 5100M 1GB DDR3 graphics card. Finally, add a 2MP webcam and make it WWAN ready.

Even at the MSRP of $2,059 you have cooked up a tasty desktop replacement! Thanks to our GearSponsor, however, you can get $460 off PLUS a 15% stackable coupon bringing the price down to just $1359.15. The notebook will even ship for free.

Lenovo ThinkPad W510 15.6-inch LED-backlit Core i7 Laptop via LogicBUY.

My iPhone takes pictures, video, voice notes and more. It rolls so many useful items into one package that I don’t know what I would do without it. But what if you don’t have an iPhone (or similarly powerful smartphone)? What if you don’t want the monthly data service plan? What if you want those functions for only a few dollars? That’s where this great little item from USBFever comes in. The new Mini USB DV / Camera / Voice Recorder / USB Card Reader lets you take a camera, voice recorder, card reader and video recorder with you wherever you go for without breaking the bank.

The company describes their new Mini USB DV / Camera / Voice Recorder / USB Card Reader in this way…

Want a simple and really compact DV / Camera / voice Recorder in your pocket? This DV is really compact. It measured 85 x 38.5 x 12mm. It is a DV taking VGA movies (640 x 480, AVI); it is camera that you can take jpeg pictures and, it is also a Voice Recorder (.wav) too. The recorded files (AVI, JPEG, WAV) will be saved in a SD Card (support up to 32G, SD card not included) and you can directly plug the mini DV into your computer for editing, copying…

You read that right, this small unit works as a Mini, lightweight DV, a camera, a Voice Recorder, a Card reader (for SD Cards), and a Hideaway View Finder and all this is just $39.99.

For more information visit the USBFever website.

Looks like you won’t have to resort to wandering airport bookstores for your John Grisham fix anymore! Now just flip a switch on your Kindle or nook, fire up your Sony Reader, or open Shortcovers or eReader on your smartphone…because every book he’s written is now available as an ebook!

A few great deals to help you round out your collection:

- eReader.com is offering 50-100% rewards on all Grisham titles. Their email said 100%, but the site says 50%, so check before you buy.

- Fictionwise also has 100% rewards on Grisham’s books.

- Get a $1.50 off any ebook with the code Grisham at Kobo books (good through March 17th).

- Barnes and Noble and Amazon of course also have the full John Grisham catalog available. They don’t typically offer coupons or rewards for ebooks, but their prices are on par or a bit lower than eReader/Fictionwise or Kobo, even with the special incentives offered, so be sure to shop around if you can!

It’s very exciting to see a mainstream, prolific author like John Grisham enter the ebook world. Hopefully this will show publishers and authors that going digital can only increase their sales potential! It will be interesting to see if some of his titles become test cases for “enhanced” ebooks; I could see a publisher trying something new where a relevant scene from the movie adaptation plays at the start or end of a chapter, for example. It would certainly make comparing and contrasting the film and book versions easier!

Did you snag any Grisham books for your ebook reader? Are you hoping for a wave of enhanced books, where you can watch the movie “The Firm” and read the book at the same time? Share your thoughts below!

Why carry one camera for stills and a separate camcorder for recording video when you can get both in one small package that is well-priced and easy to use?

The Samsung TL210 DualView Digital Camera shoots 12MP stills AND 720HD video. It offers face detection, Smart Auto 2.0, 5x optical zoom and optical image stabilization. It also offers a nifty feature not found in other cameras- a dual-display that puts a 3″ touchscreen on the back and a 1.5″ LCD screen on the front.

The TL210 has an MSRP of $229 but our GearSponsor has found it for $199. It ships for free and you’ll only pay tax if you live in New Jersey. With spring on the way there might not be a better time to get the new point and shoot you’ve been looking for.

Samsung TL210 DualView 12MP Digital Camera (Blue) with touchscreen, 720p HD video via LogicBUY.

Each day our GearSponsor brings us a great deal on something. One day it is a computer, the next a camera but it is always something good. In fact just the other day one of the deals was so good that I jumped on it right after posting. (The unboxing/review will be up shortly.) The deals can save you ten, twenty, thirty percent or more. That’s great but there is no deal better than… FREE. Here’s one example.

GameFly is to gaming what Netflix is to movies. For a flat monthly fee you can “rent” over 7,000 game titles for XBOX 360, PS3, PSP, Wii and PS2. You keep the games (you can take out two at a time) for as long as you want. When you want a new one you just send back one of the two, postage paid, and then another will be sent.

It is a neat systems and at $22.95 it looks like a good deal for anyone who doesn’t want to spend a fortune on individual games that may be played a short while and then collect dust.

Normally the GameFly trial is just ten days but well this GearDeal you can get a 21 day free trial if you take a free 3-month subscription to either Sports Illustrated or Entertainment Weekly. Obviously this is for new customers only. If you are into gaming it is worth a try.

GameFly Video Game Rental: 21 Day Free Coupon Code + FREE Magazine via LogicBUY.

It has been inevitable for quite some time. At some point there would be a merger of a high quality point and shoot with an HD pocket camcorder into one small device that does both still and hidef video without major compromise on either one. Well that’s just what Sony has done with the brand new DSC-HX5V. Better still, it come in at a more than reasonable price thanks to the deal our GearSponsor has tracked down.

The Sony DSC-HX5V is a small package but packs a good deal of punch. It has a 10.2 megapixel camera, anti-motion blur mode, “intelligent sweep panorama mode” (this looks awesome!!), 10fps image capture and the ability to shoot real high def movies. Some additional bells and whistles include image stabilization, integrated GPS and compass, Sony’s “transferjet” technology, face detection and smile shutter technology”. And the list of features goes on… and one…

The Sony DSC-HX5V was just released and has an MSRP of $349.99. That’s a pretty good price for something that packs this much technology into such a small package. With this GearDeal, however, you can get it for just $316.54. It will even ship for free but hurry. We’re not sure how long this deal will last so if you want one… grab it now.

Sony DSC-HX5V 10.2-MP Exmor R CMOS Digital Camera via LogicBUY.

Our GearSponsor has had some awesome deals on Lenovo computers lately and today they are kicking it up a notch. Instead of offering just one Lenovo deal they have a bunch and many will save you up to 15% thanks to a special eCoupon Code.

Which Lenovo products can you save on?

Well you can get 15% off select ThinkPad laptops, 15% off most IdeaPad laptops and G-series laptops and 15% off ThinkPad X200 Tablet/W700. The savings are a bit less on other items but you’ll still get 5% off most ThinkPads (including X100e/Edge) and 10% off ThinkPad SL-Series.

To get this deal visit LogicBUY and enter the coupon code USPSTPATRICKSDAY. This code will stack on top of instant savings!

Lenovo Coupons: up to 15% off Lenovo ThinkPad laptops; 15% off all IdeaPad & G series Laptops via LogicBUY.

Today’s GearDeal is on the Lenovo G455 notebook. The 14″ notebook comes in grey and sports some nice features at a good price. The specs include an AMD Athlon ii dual-core processor running at 2.1 GHz, 3GB RAM, a 320GB hard drive, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200 512MB graphics, a 6-cell battery and Windows Home Premium.

It is a nice machine and normally sells for $699. Right now, however, our GearSponsor has it for $499 including free shipping.

Lenovo G455 14-inch 2.1GHz AMD Athlon II X2 Dual-core Laptop via LogicBUY.

Like everyone else, I get a lot of spam.  (My recent favorite was for penile extension “trial offer!”.  I didn’t want to know what happened once the “trial” period had concluded . . .)  The other day, something from Amazon actually caught my eye:

I tend to be highly suspicious when a big company uses my personal data and presents me with an offer to supposedly help me.  I mean, companies aren’t in the business of helping their customers unless it makes them money.  And I also don’t like to install extra plug-ins.  So yeah, I was reluctant.

But heck, I review stuff for Gear Diary, so I plunged in anyway.  And here’s what I found.

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Our GearSponsor is hitting us with a GearDeal on the HP ENVY once again and the more I see of HP’s powerhouse the more I like it. To refresh your memory, the HP ENVY is 1″ thick, weighs .18 pounds, is powered by either a Core i5 or Core i7 processor, and has 1 GB of discrete graphics.

The base unit includes a 15.6″ screen, 4GB DDR33 RAM, a laser-etched metal case, USB 3.0, a 320 GB drive and wireless N.

This deal will knock $300 off the price of and HP ENVY that, when configured, would normally cost over $1399. In addition, you’ll get $60 of any HP printer and free shipping. If you want/need a powerful laptop for serious graphics work or gaming this is worth a look!

$300 Coupon HP ENVY 15 Core i5 15.6″ Laptop w/4GB RAM, 1GB Mobility Radeon HD 5830 & 1080p via LogicBUY.

If there’s one thing I can’t stand it’s wasting money.  It’s happened to me too many times to count.  I buy at hot new application for my iPhone in the iTunes App Store, the day it gets released and then a few weeks later see a tweet that the same application I purchased is now available for half what I paid or worse, it’s free.

There are a few applications for the iPhone that allow you to track when apps go on sale or become free, but that means I’ve got to load yet another application onto my already crowded phone.

AppSpy.com is a web site devoted to tracking iPhone OS applications, specifically games.  You can log into the site and tag games for tracking.  You’ll then be alerted when the price of the app drops or goes on a special one day sale etc.  Once you complete the free registration process notification on your apps come in the way of an e-mail alert.

If you don’t wish to tag any games, you can simply browse the list of prices drops that the site presents each day.

In addition to the tracking service AppSpy also features reviews so you can read up on potential game purchases and get advice from other users.  The site promises up to six new game reviews each day, including video reviews as well.

So if you’re tired of over-paying on games for your iPhone or iPod Touch, head on over to AppSpy and starting tagging.

The 15.6-inch Dell Inspiron 15 doesn’t have a lot of bells and whistles. Sure it has a 2.2GHz Dual-core processor, 3GB RAM, a 250 GB hard drive and Windows 7 Premium, but it isn’t all that exciting. Or is it? After all, did you ever imagine you could get a computer like this for the meager $399 our GearSponsor has tracked down. That’s right, for a netbook price you get this full notebook and you get it shipped free.

And speaking of netbooks, if you buy this GearDeal notebook for $399.00 you can also but a Dell mini 10v for just $149. (That’s $150 of the normal price of $299.)

So to sum up today’s deal- a 15.6″ notebook AND a netbook have an MSRP of $932 but you ca get both shipped for free for $548!

15.6-inch Dell Inspiron 15 2.2GHz Dual-core Laptop (and Dell Mini 10v) via LogicBUY.

Here’s another deal on one of Lenovo’s new offerings!

The Lenovo ThinkPad T510 Laptop features what the company is referring to as a “next generation easy-to-use keyboard”. In addition it can go for up to 18 hours when used with the option 9-cell slice battery.

The system highly configurable but even the base model is impressive. It features…

• Core i5-520M 2.4GHz; 15.6″ Anti-glare LED backlight; Intel HD graphics
• 2GB DDR3; 250GB Hard Drive; DVD+/-RW Optical Drive; 6-cell battery
• 802.11n WiFi; 1-year Depot warranty; Windows 7 Professional 32-bit OS

This configuration has an MSRP of $1344 but our GrearSponsor has found a way for the price to drop down to $899.10. And as usual… it includes free shipping.

Lenovo ThinkPad T510 Core i5 15.6-inch LED-backlit Laptop via LogicBUY.